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Throughout the day. We've been talking to many different people about their experience here

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and also about the industry. So I do

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have a special guest Lee go ahead and walk me

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through who you're with in your first and your last

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name sure and with banana exchange. My name

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is Lee Levy havocuk. I'm the

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president of the company. I've been with the company for a year now.

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So Lee go and walk me through for 2023. We're

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just starting the year. What are your expectations for your business this

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year?

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products

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at hard to

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Find so I'm expecting funders lenders to

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look for Capital and we are a great option. And then

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for the banana Marketplace, which is our Marketplace that

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connects Brokers with funders. That's

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definitely going to grow because people

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are looking for an easy way to meet each other and submit

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deals.

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So in regards to an event like this, I mean a lot of people they've come

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to our event in New York and here in Miami and

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in regards to just networking and

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the exposure you get here. What advice would you give to someone that's

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ever been here?

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Well, I think that the the

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networking here is a lot more about mingling to be honest. It's

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less corporate. It's more relaxed. It's about

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having to drink with someone getting to know them on a personal level as opposed

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to kind of New York, which has that more hardcore feel.

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So let's talk about being successful in

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this industry. What would you say it takes

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to be successful?

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I think you have to be different I think out of the box.

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It's it's Cutthroat. But at the same time I

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think that there are ways that you can be around and

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I think also the most important thing for us is

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trustworthiness honesty.

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And then obviously you've been even president for almost a

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little over a year. Now. How are you guys making yourself

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different compared to other companies in the industry?

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Well, our product is unique so

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that that stands for itself. But I think

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we're also just making sure that we have our vision very clear

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our mission statement making sure that everyone knows that we

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are dedicated trustworthy and

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a good partner.

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Thank you so much Lee for your time appreciate.